A 17-year-old girl student of Government SV Polytechnic committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at Tagore hostel of the polytechnic college under Shymala Hills police station area on Friday.
According to the police, the deceased Shweta Gonde was found hanging in her hostel in the morning at around 10 am and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. Police were informed and on the receipt of the information a police team rushed the spot and started investigation. The deceased hailed from Chhindwara and was studying here at the SV polytechnic.
During the initial investigation, police found that the deceased committed suicide in room number 6 in the morning. At around 9 am when the victim’s door remained close after which other students of the hostel knocked the door but failed to get any response and informed the warden of the hostel and later when the door was opened forcefully the deceased was found hanging.
A suicide note was found in which the deceased mentioned that she was committing suicide as she failed to achieve goods results and perform well in the studies which she wished.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that call details of the deceased would be investigated which could help in the investigation to reveal the reason behind the death. Parents of the deceased are yet to arrive and after their arrival more details could be shed.